CA-K746History

Sir Frederick Carter, Newfoundland Father of Confederation

Frederick B. T. Carter, Premier of Newfoundland, June 1869 (Topley Studio). FrederickCarter · William James Topley · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Frederick Carter of St. John’s, Speaker of Newfoundland’s House of Assembly, was a delegate to the Québec Conference in 1864 and, convinced of the merits of union with Canada, formed a coalition government in 1865 to pursue it. Defeated by Charles Fox Bennett’s anti-Confederates in 1869, he later returned as premier and became chief justice of Newfoundland in 1880.

Scope & context

Carter as described in his designation (see CA-K507 for Bennett).

Sources behind this record

Sir Frederick Bowker Terrington Carter National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text